‘Sacked’ girl, 4, rescued
KALIBO, Aklan – A four-year-old girl was rescued in Makato, Aklan.
Neighbors found the girl inside a sack on a grassy area of Barangay Cajilo...
‘Sacada’ hacks colleagues
BACOLOD City – A sacada, or sugar migrant worker, allegedly hacked co-workers in Barangay Baliwagan, San Enrique, Negros Occidental. One died and two were...
Typhoon-enhanced monsoon rains drench NegOcc
BACOLOD City – Over a thousand residents in Negros Occidental experienced non-stop rains brought by the southwest monsoon, enhanced by Typhoon Goring.
Affected areas included the...
Antique’s Palaro, WVRAA medalists to get cash incentives
ANTIQUE – Antiqueño athlete-medalists during the Palarong Pambansa 2023 and the Western Visayas Regional Athletics Association (WVRAA) Meet will receive cash incentives from the...
Motorcycle hits girl, dead
BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS
ILOILO – A six-year-old girl was hit by a motorcycle in Barangay Balantad-Carlos Fruto, Guimbal.
“Xynel” was declared “dead upon arrival” at...
Region’s No. 1 fugitive falls
ILOILO City – The No. 1 wanted person in Western Visayas was arrested in Barangay PD Monfort North, Dumangas, Iloilo.
The 22-year-old “Richie,” a rape suspect and...
Fish vendor yields P408K ‘shabu’
BY RHENJIE MARIE CALANTAS & RYAN DAVE PORAL
ILOILO – An estimated P408,000 worth of suspected shabu was recovered from a fish vendor in Sitio...
Antique – Mindoro, Palawan travel via small crafts cancelled
ANTIQUE – The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) halted sea travel via small crafts from the province of Antique to Mindoro and Palawan and vice...
COC filing site ‘off limits’ to supporters – Bacolod Comelec
BACOLOD City – Supporters who will accompany aspirants for the October barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections (BSKE) are not allowed to enter Robinson’s Place...
Indian nat’l ‘robbed’ over unpaid debt
BY RYAN DAVE PORAL
ILOILO – An Indian national was allegedly robbed by his customer in Barangay Ilaya, Barotac Nuevo on Saturday morning, Aug. 26.
The...